The psychological profile of young people and tattoo changes

Abstract

Adolescence is a developing period on the way of forming the final identity. The core of it is the physical identity, which is the starting point and whose expression is the mirror of its internal being. Tattoos, offered as a part of fashion trend, are accepted by a great number of young people, but on the other side, many people remain distant in relation to them.The aim of workResearch carried out for determining the specificities of the psycho-social profile of adolescents with tattoos.Materials and methodsResearch carried out on 80 adolescents of the age between 16 and 25 years, both sexes…A questionnaire with demographical data was used for the research, PIE (profile index of emotions Plucik), battery of the tests CON4.ResultsAdolescents with a greater number of tattoos (2 or more) manifest a higher aggression, low frustration tolerance and impulsiveness, social disinhibition and they are emotionally without social fears, unpleasantness and shame. Young people with one tattoo don’t have a different profile, but a need of satisfying fashion trends and solving their developing uncertainties and depressiveness.ConclusionYoung people with tattoos have a specific psycho-social profile, and a great number of tattoos is a screening for indicating behavioral disorders.

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“…A particular stereotype attributed to those who aroused to tattoo concerns pathological aggression; in fact, many authors have argued that tattooed subjects tend to be more aggressive and rebellious than those who do not tattoo (Totten, Lipscomb, & Jones, 2009 ). Various researches on Serbian adolescents (Krasic, Mitic, Kostic, Ilic, & Rankovic, 2011 ) and on the island of Taiwan (Yen et al , 2012 ) have also shown, in tattooed subjects, higher levels of selfreported aggression and a greater probability of violence compared to non-tattooed subjects.…”